The out-of-control Ainslie Creek wildfire north of Boston Bar, B.C., has destroyed at least seven buildings, including four homes or seasonal cabins, an official with the Fraser Valley Regional District said Friday amid a spike in wildfire activity in the province that also included an evacuation order in the Cariboo region.
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District said Friday that the Fiftynine Creek wildfire near Big Bar Lake was “rapidly escalating” as it upgraded an early alert to an order.
The order covers more than 100 addressed properties, including all properties around Big Bar Lake and the campground at Big Bar Lake Park. …